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September 1985, Vol. 108, No.
9
Unemployment insurance system
marks its 50th anniversary
The Social Security Act of 1935 broke new ground in alleviating the economic impact of unemployment by establishing a Federal-State program of cash benefits for workers who had lost their jobs.
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